Astute followers of the blog probably know that Whitey is not a “derby futures guy”. My stance has always been that the risks outweigh the rewards by a large margin, given the fact that the horse may not even make the starting gate for any number of reasons — injury, not enough points, or flopping […]
35 horses have won the Derby and Preakness yet only 12 have been able to win the Belmont Stakes, and capture racing’s most elusive prize – the Triple Crown. Justify will be looking to become lucky 13, and validate the greatness and promise of his young career. So, the story-line is set for the 150th […]
The 2018 Preakness has all the makings of a slop-fest, as rain has been falling for 3 days in the Baltimore area, and the forecast calls for more rain Friday into the first half of Saturday. This year’s Preakness is shaping up as a match race between the Derby winner Justify, and the Derby runner […]
Welcome to the 2018 Derby rundown. Here, Whitey breaks down this year’s Derby with analysis, commentary and picks. Post time for the race is around 6:50 pm. The weather for this year’s running looks okay, but there is a chance a system may not clear out in time for the race, so spotty showers could […]
Welcome to the 2018 Triple Crown trail. This will be my first prep race rendition for this blog as I haven’t posted any prep races in the past. Tampa Bay Downs Derby is on the docket today There are two main scratches for the race – Free Drop Billy and Enticed will run in the […]
Heading into the 2017 Belmont, story lines are blurred as both the Derby and Preakness winners are skipping the Belmont Stakes, leaving a field of 12 signed on to test their meddle in the grueling mile and a half race over Big Sandy – the local reference to historic Belmont Park. Ponycapper followers know that […]
Astute followers of this blog know last year’s Preakness was a huge windfall for Ponycapper, so the question becomes — was it a one year fluke? Time will tell… What I do know is the Derby was a disaster for me with only Battle of Midway showing up in the slop. The forecast looks dry […]
As the Title would indicate, I will start out by saying confidence is sky high for the 2017 Derby. With one caveat – confidence is fairly high that 2 of my top 5 picks will finish 1-2 so I will be focusing most of my attention on HITTING THE EXACTA !!!!!!!. The downside is if […]
Belmont Story Lines: 1. Morning Line Debacle Are you kidding me? Who is the dope that set these morning line’s for this year’s Belmont? Exaggerator’s ML at 9/5 is one of the worst assignments of a line for a favorite in modern history. 9/5 should be even money or 6 to 5 at post time. […]
This year’s running of the Preakness stakes looks like a mudfest, with rain predicted to fall all morning and into early afternoon. The below analysis is based on a wet track – overall assumption is that there will be a 90% chance of the track listed as sloppy. If it’s dry save your money. One […]
